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The first anthology of the beloved comic strip that inspired the critically acclaimed Cartoon Network show. In 1999, Aaron McGruder launched a cultural phenomenon with his smart and bitingly satirical comic strip, The Boondocks. It centers on the experiences of two young African-American boys, Huey and Riley, who move from inner-city Chicago to the suburbs (or the "boondocks" to them). The strip fuses hip-hop sensibilities with Japanese anime-style drawings and a candid discussion of race. show more In this first collection of Boondocks cartoons, you'll discover the funny yet revealing combination of superb art and envelope-pushing content in one of the most unique strips ever. show lessTags
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At first I was a little put off by the edgy anger of this new strip about a couple of young black boys who are transplanted from the inner city to the suburban neighborhood where there grandfather has moved. But it's grown on me; it's consistently funny, opinionated, and gives a point of view not seen in any other strip I know of, even the few other "black" strips I've seen. Still, I'd like it more if Huey and Riley were a little more multi-dimensional, and not so always the angry young socialist and the wanna-be thug.
Aaron McGruder's strip is Doonesbury and Peanuts smooshed together and made hipper, smarter, and much, much sharper.
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- People/Characters*
- Huey Freeman; Riley Freeman
- Important places*
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
- LCC
- PN6728 .B63 .M393 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
- BISAC
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- 2
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
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